human rights

The lecturer of the UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Information Law, Ph.D. in Law Gulnaz Rzayeva participated as a trainer in the training on "Violence against women and domestic violence" (Azerbaijani adaptation) held through the HELP Platform of the Council of Europe.

During March 17 - May 31, 2022 Gulnaz Rzayeva was a trainer in the training on "Violence against women and domestic violence" (Azerbaijani adaptation) held through the Help Platform of the Council of EuropeƧ organized for employees of state bodies (the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Ombudsman), the State Committee on Family, Women and Children's Issues, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Education) within the project of the European Union and Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance II (PGGII) "Increasing awareness of the Istanbul Convention and other gender equality standards in Azerbaijan"

The training was organized in order to inform the employees of state bodies about the protection mechanisms and preventive measures provided by the Convention on "Prevention and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence" (Istanbul Convention), as well as the legal and practical aspects of the national legal regulation in this field.

Within the framework of the training, through visual presentations created by expert Gulnaz Rzayeva on the HELP Platform, the necessary information and the regulatory issues stipulated in the national legislation were presented in a comparative manner with international norms in Powerpoint files placed on each topic.

Out of 17 registered participants, 13 successfully completed all stages of the course, 11 of them evaluated the course. According to the results of the survey conducted at the end of the training, almost all participants expressed their satisfaction with the methodology of the course, the content and quality of the materials, and the interest of the tasks.